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Eventually, his character of Carlo Hessler was killed off the show, but – in true soap opera fashion – Christopher had the chance to return for a recurring role as his identical twin from 1996 to 2008.
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Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
As a woman of taste who grew up watching soap operas with my mother, Mia’s toolbox is embarrassingly transparent: Find every opportunity to sensationalize the conflict at any expense.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
Gallagher was cast as the patriarch of an American Irish family in New York City in the ABC soap opera Ryan’s Hope, which debuted in July 1975.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
The 86-year-old — known for playing Harold Bishop on the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours — spoke to 10 News First and opened up about being diagnosed with pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma, a rare form of lung cancer.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
As a woman of taste who grew up watching soap operas with my mother, Mia’s toolbox is embarrassingly transparent: Find every opportunity to sensationalize the conflict at any expense.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2024
Gallagher was cast as the patriarch of an American Irish family in New York City in the ABC soap opera Ryan’s Hope, which debuted in July 1975.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
The 86-year-old — known for playing Harold Bishop on the long-running Australian soap opera Neighbours — spoke to 10 News First and opened up about being diagnosed with pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma, a rare form of lung cancer.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soap opera
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Foods available during the festivities will include Indian Tacos, Buffalo burgers, corn soup, roasted corn and more.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sombrero ground lizards are a small reptile that primarily eats the eggs of ground-nesting birds, corn, and other plants.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
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After testing in snow, sludge, sleet, and icy conditions, these are the best ice scrapers that PEOPLE tested.Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Torrents of poisonous sludge pouring through collapsed tailings dams have contaminated waterways in Brazil, Canada, and elsewhere and killed hundreds of people—in addition to the hundreds, possibly thousands, of miners who die in workplace accidents each year.Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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The country, which typically buys corn, soybeans and sorghum from the U.S., has been diversifying its sources and stocking up.Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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Independent and industrial farms need to adapt in other ways too, converting to drought-resistant crops like sorghum, okra, and fava beans—while taking care to rotate those and a variety of other similar crops to avoid establishing agricultural monocultures that are susceptible to disease.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Soap opera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soap%20opera. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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